House of Anjou

The House of Anjou was a large family that originated in the Anjou region of France. The house included the House of Capet, founded by Hugh Capet in 987, the English House of Plantagenet that existed from 1154 to 1485, and the House of Valois, a cadet branch that would succeed the Capetians as the rulers of France. There was never a fully-unified House of Anjou, as the multiple branches developed in separate areas; Angevins ruled over England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Hungary, and southern Italy at the height of their influence.